What better way to celebrate Double Windsor day than to supplement it with a good shoe shining.
Nothing says "Stop the presses!" like a tight Double Windsor and a pair of sweet, shined Florsheims. Sent from my iPhoneShe said, "Preach on, Wayward Saint." And I did.
December 5 is the anniversary of "Repeal Day"- the day when prohibition was lifted by the Government. (or, "The Man" as Seth calls them.)
So, this seemed like a Shack holiday if ever there was one. In honor of this day, Old Foresters made a special edition bourbon that came with a copy of the repeal and a special edition etched bourbon snifter.I love it when these special edition premium bourbons come out around the holidays. (I won't tell the story of what happened the year Davis and I got into two huge bottles of Christmas Makers Mark... Let's just say we were young, foolish men.)
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Just can't get enough items from the junk drawer?
Well, you are in luck my friend! Here are a few more goodies that were waiting in there! A chain wallet that I purchased from the skate/comic book/slot car shop that Kenny and I used to work at in Merrillville Indiana. I wore that wallet forever. It was held together with band stickers that I would get at rock shows. Rusty's first passifyer. Three rocks that may or may not have ever held any significance whatsoever. Cobra Commander. A Ted Nugent signature hot wheels truck. I have no idea where I got it, but it is NEVER leaving my drawer. A glittery Bigger Than Dallas belt buckle that a fan got me. I promised her that I would wear it at a show. I wore it, but I don't know if she was there or not. A key ring full of old keys. My ticket from Bubba Hotep. I got a big group of people from Maytag to go with me to see it. We had to drive to Knoxville for the show. Was it worth it? Duh. A working guitar amp made out of a Marlboro box. And the most frightening item in the drawer so far... A video tape labeled, "Misc. Dorm Stuff"... Yikes. Ok. Back to cleaning...
I have a junk drawer, as every man should.
I keep all sorts of stuff in it and whenever something strikes me as odd or important, I stick it in the drawer. Today, we are cleaning house and while April was taking a break to do homework, I thought it might be good to clean my drawer. I though. I'd share just a few mof the memories that I found waiting for me. Pictured here you will find- My fathers watch that I gave him as a Christmas present one year. Two Academic Decathalon medals that I won in National competition in Washington D.C. (super quiz and math, if you must know. I didn't deserve the math. It's a funny story. Ask me sometime if you're interested. I also won in art and literature, but I must have lost those years ago) My great-great grandfathers pistol that he used when he was a saftey patrolman on the railroads. He killed two men with this pistol according to my grandfather. I guess they shouldn't have tried to rob the train. A Bears ring that my dad bought in 85 when Chicago won the Superbowl. The very first issue of Los Dependabales. (for my Maytag peeps!) The cross that my father wore very day. He was wearing it when he died. My grandfathers belt buckle. Dads pin from the steel mill for 25 years of service. A hockey puck from US Olympic hockey team captain, Mike Eruzione from the gold medal winning team. My band manager and dear friend, Brian Mohn gave it to me during a particularly hard time in my life. Anyway, there you go. Hope you found it interesting! I'll post more photos later! Sent from my iPhone
Ahhhh, Sunday morning. A time to clean the soul AND the body.
I am always amazed at how dirty my kids can get. It's really pretty impressive. Perhaps even more impressive is their ability to turn the bathroom into a warzone. Pray, saints... This Rob, signing off from operation squeaky clean.
It never ceases to amaze me, the crazy things one can discover at their local shopping mall.
Earlier today, April and I were doing some shopping for gloves and coats for the winter. At some point, Riley wanted to wander around, as young children are prone to do. I decided to just let him wander around, waving at strangers and just generally spreading Christmas cheer to all the poor souls doing holiday shopping. Then, he ran into this store. The Christian fragrance store. Yeah, you heard me. Christian fragrance. So, what does Jesus smell like, you ask? Well you are in luck, my friend, because now you can simply make a pilgrimage to the Bradley Square Mall and find out! Particularly disturbing were the signs in the windows stating that "Jesus, not shopping, was the reason for the season."
I was just laying here, listening to Christmas music on a beautiful day.
Riley is napping and Rusty is playing upstairs. April is getting her hair done. Anyway, I rolled over and saw my watch and thought, "Dang. I really love my watch." April got it for me earlier this year for my birthday, and i never plan to take it off So there you go. Time to go clean house... Sent from my iPhone